Blood group antigens represent polymorphic traits inherited among individuals and
populations. At present, there are 34 recognized human blood groups and hundreds of …

Bacteria employed in probiotic applications help to maintain or restore a host's natural
microbial floral. The ability of probiotic bacteria to successfully outcompete undesired …

Why a thoroughly updated and revised second edition of this book about theories of disease
distribution, in past and present societal and ecological context? Because the lived realities …

Although Helicobacter pylori infection is both a common and a serious bacterial infection,
antimicrobial therapies have rarely been optimized, are prescribed empirically, and provide …

The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection remains significant worldwide and it depends
on many factors: gender, age, socio-economic status, geographic area, diet, and lifestyle. All …

As more original molecular protocols and subsequent modifications are described in the
literature, it has become difficult for those not directly involved in the development of these …

The ABH and Lewis antigens were among the first of the human red blood cell
polymorphisms to be identified and, in the case of the former, play a dominant role in …

Infection with the Gram-negative pathogen Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) has been
associated with gastro-duodenal disease and the importance of H. pylori eradication is …

To investigate matrix-specifity of probiotic effects and particularly of the reduction of
antibiotics-associated diarrhea, a controlled, randomized, double-blind study was …

Electron microscopic studies have shown that Helicobacter pylori occurs in three stages:
spiral forms, coccoid forms and degenerative forms. The spiral forms are viable, culturable …